Zumba classes really do boost your happiness, says study

Well, if that's you then congratulations because you might be onto a good thing, as a new study has just shown that the popular dance class really does boost your happiness.

Researchers from the University of Granada in Spain have revealed that Zumba classes can not only improve your fitness but your overall quality of life as well, the Mail Online reports.

The team asked 60 inactive adults to undertake a five-week course of Zumba classes in order to work out what effects the exercise had on a variety of health factors, both physical and mental.

And, it looks like Zumba really could put a smile on your face, as the team found that the volunteers experienced a big boost in their emotional wellbeing in particular.

Best of all, this positive effect seemed to last a for a full two months after the course ended.

'It is interesting to note that the emotional dimension, which was the dimension with lower values initially, was the one that experienced higher values at the end of the exercise program and, therefore, greater improvement,' the researchers wrote in the Health Educational Journal.

They now plan to undertake a larger study into Zumba's positive effects.